Announcement of additional expenses for IOC Tokyo Olympics “Future situation” Hashimoto Olympics May 15 12:56
Regarding the fact that the IOC will contribute a maximum of approximately 86 billion yen for the additional costs of the Tokyo Olympics, Minister Hashimoto will pay close attention to the future situation, as the specific details such as the contribution destination have not been clarified. Showed an idea.
IOC President Bach announced that he will contribute up to $ 800 million to support the additional costs of the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed for one year, and support for international sports organizations, and approximately JPY 86 billion in Japanese yen.
The Minister for Olympic and Paralympic Games Hashimoto pointed out at a press conference, "The IOC may see the costs of the postponed holding of world swimming and world land as expenses associated with the postponement of the Tokyo Games."
In addition, “I haven't shown the details of the contribution yet, and I think that IOC and the Organizing Committee will talk about it concretely as the additional cost will be paid in the future. I want to continue. "
Minister Hashimoto also said that the Organizing Committee has begun to consider cutting costs, saying, "It's a difficult task to review what we've done over the seven years since the decision, but I want to give as much support as possible." It was.